HEATH EVANGELICAL CHURCH CARDIFF

Registered charity 1118052 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

Heath Evangelical Church runs meetings and activities of benefit to the general public, including two Sunday services (creche and Sunday school provided), Bible studies, prayer meetings, summer camps and weekly children's and youth groups (for toddlers, infants, juniors, teens, students). Funds are provided when natural disasters etc. occur. Sick and needy are visited.

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Latest income
£688k
Latest spending
£660k
Registered
2007
Accounts read
FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state the charity reported a net surplus of £28,219 for the year ended 31 December 2025, with total funds carried forward of £2,390,560. The trustees consider that free reserves should not be less than £150,000, and the actual free reserves stood at £367,485, which is above this policy target. However, the trustees note uncertainty regarding the outcome of a legal case and significant future property maintenance requirements.

Automated summary of the FY2025 accounts; the evidenced findings below carry the verbatim passages.

What the accounts disclose

Largest income source: Donations and legacies (66% of income)
“Offerings, covenants, gift aid & other donations 453,727” — page 20
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Reserves policy: £150,000 (held: £367k)
“The trustees consider that reserves should not be less than £150,000 at any time.” — page 9
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Accounts independently examined (not a full audit). Discloses 5 of 6 completeness components.

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Structured financials (annual return, FY ending 31/12/2025)

Total income
£688k
Total spending
£660k
Reserves (reported)
£107k
Employees
12

Reported reserves equal ~1.9 months of spending — in the bottom quarter for charities its size (median 5.2 months; benchmarks).

Per its annual return, largest income source: Donations and legacies (83% of income) — components as reported reconcile to the return’s total income; not from the accounts narrative.

Per its annual return, cost of raising funds: 0.0% of total income — below the median for charities its size (4.9%) (benchmarks).

Trustees · trustee networks

Trustee list from the Charity Commission register (current, not historical).

Operates in: Throughout England And Wales

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
31/12/2025£688k£660k
31/12/2024£679k£664k
31/12/2023£672k£625k
31/12/2022£651k£665k
31/12/2021£632k£551k

Common questions

Is HEATH EVANGELICAL CHURCH CARDIFF financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state the charity reported a net surplus of £28,219 for the year ended 31 December 2025, with total funds carried forward of £2,390,560. The trustees consider that free reserves should not be less than £150,000, and the actual free reserves stood at £367,485, which is above this policy target. However, the trustees note uncertainty regarding the outcome of a legal case and significant future property maintenance requirements. Its FY2025 accounts were independently examined.

Funders of similar charities

Funders whose accounts show grants to charities similar to this one (and no recorded grant to this charity) — a starting list for fundraisers.

FunderSimilar charities fundedAmount to them
CONGREGATIONAL AND GENERAL CHARITABLE TRUST1£20k
Kingdom Impact1£10k
THE OAKDALE TRUST1£2k

Charities like this

Semantically similar by activities and financial character, from our analysed corpus. Compare with THORNTON HEATH EVANGELICAL CHURCH.

Side by side with its peers

CharityIncomeTop pay bandStaff >£60kReserves vs policyFundraising costGoing concern
HEATH EVANGELICAL CHURCH CARDIFF£688k—0unclear—no doubt
THORNTON HEATH EVANGELICAL CHURCH FY2025£190k—0unclear—no doubt
WHEELOCK HEATH BAPTIST CHURCH FY2026£143k—0unclear—no doubt
BETHESDA CARDIFF FY2025£382k—0unclear—no doubt
HEATON MOOR EVANGELICAL CHURCH FY2025£282k—0above—no doubt
CARDIFF VINEYARD FY2025£1.2m—0above—no doubt

Each row is that charity’s latest analysed filing; every value is quote-backed on its own page.